Tamil Nadu-based Nokia plant, which
was shut down few months back, is likel
to start functioning again, Prime Ministe
Narendra Modi indicated Tuesday.
"Your concern is right. 25000 people wer
rendered jobless there," Modi said in
Rajya Sabha while responding to the
issue highlighted by CPI(M) member
Sitaram Yechury about the closure of th
Nokia plant.
The Prime Minister, while replying to a
debate on the Motion of Thanks to the
President's Address, said the plant had
to shut down because of actions of the
previous UPA government and not
because of the present government.
"Let me assure you. We have started
efforts in this direction (to restart the
unit). The result of this effort will be that
in the coming days, Nokia plant should
start functioning again and people will
get employment," Modi said.
The Nokia plant, based near Chennai,
had started operations in 2006 and shut
down operations on November one last
year.
"We want that for employment
generation, a push needs to be given to
infrastructure development," Modi added
He also spoke of his government's
initiative 'Digital India ' and said that at
time a theory of "haves and have nots"
was believed and he feels that Digital
Divide is also a reason that can lead to
much backwardness and poverty.
He said he wants that a situation of
'Digital Divide' should not be allowed to
come up in the country. He said that
there exist nearly 90 crore mobile phones
in the country and added that he wants
to usher in "Mobile Governance."
Speaking further, Modi added that the
youth in North Eastern states were fluen
in english and asked whether like other
major cities they should also get BPO
centres, so that there can be employmen
for youth.
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